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Hello everyone,
There has been an increasing demand for people who are fluent in another language other than French or English to act as an interpreter for patients in hospitals.  Dawson's Center for Training and  Development is offering a workshop to people who are interested in serving as an interpreter for their cultural group in order to learn the skills involved in interpretation of medical information (including intercultural, medical terminology, etc.).

If you are interested or if you know of anyone in your community who may be interested, please pass on this information.


   

Language & Cultural Interpretation in Health and Social Services

  

  

Friday, March 20, 2009, 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm

  

Saturday, March 21, 2009, 9:00 pm – 5:00 pm

  

  Room 3H.4 (Registration and Refreshments)   
  Room 3H.10 (Lectures)
   
  

          Friday, March 20, 2009, 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm

             4:00 pm – 4:50 pm

         Registration (Cold supper served,   Room 3H.4)

             4:50 pm   – 5:00 pm

         Welcome (Room 3H.10)

             Session 1
   
   

   5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

         Overview of   the Field of Language and Cultural Interpretation and the Role of
  the Interpreter (Marie   Serdynska)
   Canadian   experience of cultural and language interpretation, the role of interpreter   and the skills required including rules of engagement, confidentiality   ethics, professional standards and styles of interpretation.     

             6:30 pm   – 6:45 pm

         Break
             Session 2
   
   

   6:45 pm – 8:15 pm

         Immigration   and Refugee Process: Resettlement and Integration of Newcomers
  (Pascual Delgado)
   Steps involved   in entering Canada.   Acculturation issues – understanding and negotiating the process of culture   shock and adaptation to the host society.
             8:15 pm – 8:30 pm

         Wrap-up and preview of next day schedule.
        

   
  

          Saturday, March 21, 2009, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
             8:30 am – 9:00 am
         Continental   Breakfast (Room 3H.4)
             Session 3
   
   
   9:00 am – 10:30 am
         The Healthcare System: Access Issues for   Newcomers (Pascual Delgado)
   Background on   how the healthcare system operates and intersects with language, health   literacy, health beliefs and cultural practices in influencing health   outcomes.
             10:30 am – 10:45 am
         Break
             Session 4
   
   
   10:45 am – 12.15   pm
         Overview of Basic Healthcare Terminology (Rosie Calabretta)
   Includes terminology research.
             12:15 pm – 1:30 pm
         Lunch (Room 3H.4)

             Session 5
   
   
   1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
         Language and Cultural Interpretation in a Mental   Health Context (Felicia Heidenreich)
   An overview of the skills required for interpretation in psycho-social   interventions in healthcare settings. Includes understanding nuances related   to cultural and spiritual beliefs while working with clients’ or patients’   responses to trauma. A discussion of collaborative work with mental health   professionals that covers debriefing and management of traumatic material.

             3:00 pm  – 3:15 pm
         Break
             Session 6
   
   
   3:15 pm – 4:45   pm
         The   Interpretation Assignment (Marie Serdynska)

   Outline of   Comprehension, Consecutive Interpretation, and Note Taking. Demonstrations of   different scenarios using clarification and mediating techniques. Beginning   steps toward becoming interpreters.  
             4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
         Closing Remarks

            

         Distribution of Attestation of Attendance